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Dahlin played well with Scandella as well. I’m at the point where I think Scandella was the reason and not Ras or Joki.

And the team still needed a foundation of good, playoff tested vets whether we used all those picks or not. Hos failure was in scouting, not the plan.

I wasn’t thinking of a player choosing to sit out, rather delayed clearance to return to play. And it was a half in jest remark.

Hmm…. I don’t hate this comparison.

I can’t even begin to think about what his upside might be when it is clear as mud what his eventual role is going to be. It “feels” like center is a temporary gig while the kids stew in Roc, but he seems to have taken some shine to it. Is he a Keith Primeau?

I really need to see one or two mentors in that lineup.

Shadow tank?

I seriously doubt his plan was “add malcontents and dirtbags”. I’m certain it was, support kids with high end veterans. Choices, not plan, was his downfall. I suppose he gravitated towards his own kind.

Thank you for mansplaining the obvious to me.

We did have at least 1 tankfruit that wouldn’t accept that leadership. I don’t think that is debatable anymore.

Fill in with good battle tested vets, and maybe, just maybe everyone develops as they should.

Well there goes my afternoon….

I think this is an unfair characterization. Sabres fans of any age have seen a stream of touted draft picks come through, and since the Bowman era at least they have predominantly not lived up to billing. Its not difficult to develop a tempered response when the success rate has been so poor for so long. “Show me” is not equivalent to old man thinks things now are not as good as things past. It simply means I won’t believe it until its been demonstrated to me.

Someone somewhere in this board mentioned that years where defensemen are picked 1st overall tend to be weak in top end forwards, as opposed to strong in top end defensemen, and that the last few examples of 1 overall defensemen bear this out. This tempers my excitement to a fair degree. Rasmus’ development (or lack thereof) to date certainly doesn’t subtract from the tempering

Our owner continues to handcuff his employees.

We just got rid of one ***** in the locker room, why add a different one?

Just hope Wilson doesn’t try to end someone tonight.

Weird that the defense wasn't so vigorous when Risto was routinely labeled as dumb. I have no dog in this race. I are dumb.

I'm not sure chickens can skate.

This thread title is provocative.

Maybe we can get some sort of 2 for 1 Kane deal and have all the Kanes.

Everyone say it with me..... Mentor. men·tor/ˈ menˌtôr,ˈmenˌtər/ He needs a sage partner. While we are at it, get one for Power as well. It's not that ***** hard.

WTF reporters publish who they don’t interview? You’re reaching .

It is unreasonable for you to expect a reporter to report to you the sources he wasn’t able to use.

I’m willing to assume its my memory that is bad and not yours.